President Capilouto discussed UK’s efforts on vaccination and diversity, equity and inclusion with the Board of Trustees Friday, Feb. 19. Here are his remarks:
We have talked often in this space about the twin pandemics our country confronts. One infects our lungs and bodies. Another one can afflict hearts and minds.
We must play a role now in asking and answering a critical question posed by both:
How do we bring the prospect of hope and healing, reckoning and reconciliation, to these historic challenges?
The University of Kentucky – your university, the Commonwealth’s university – has long been a source of hope. But we all know that hope alone is not a strategy or a plan.